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Power of the Lions Mane
Video proof #1 lions mane protects his neck
80% of swipe or bite is protected by the mane, as you can see the mane protects bites that can usually add up on a tiger, yet it has no effect on the lion in terms the lion can completely focus on the attack, which in the big cat fight world, every bite counts
Video proof #2 lions mane protects his neck
If it were another tiger or a maneless lion that first lunge should have been enough, but the lions mane is able to halt multiple attempts of a throat an neck grab.
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Experts opinion of the lions mane
lions mane protects male lions in combat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FtEEFZq_s
Experts opinion of the lions mane
The lion also is protected around the neck by the heavy mane, which is an advantage. There is one instance I remember where a full grown lion and tiger engaged in combat, by unforeseen chance of course. It was when the John O Brien Show had its winter quarters in Philadelphia and I was connected with it. A lion and a tiger were in a compartment cage, with a partition between. In some manner this partition was battered down in the night and the two big fellows got together. They had probably been issuing challenges to each other and promising what they would do to one another if the chance came. When morning arrived we found the two in the lions cage, the tiger dead and the lion all chew and clawed to pieces, but still full of fight.
~George Conklln, Adventures With a Circus
Experts opinion of the lions mane
Samantha Stephens, says the lions mane might not make a big difference, but it might be that crucial amount of difference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK9etg51Do8
Documented account the mane protected a lion in a fight
Lions mane saves him from tigers throat attempt, an also aidded the tiger to release due to breaking his breathing pattern.
Animal Expert Clyde beattys opinion on the lions mane
Not so with the lion who fights like a dog with only his front paws and teeth. He carries the fight to his opponent,
centering the attack on the tiger's throat while his heavy mane protects his own throat. And with his extra weight in the forequarters, ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=vN...ane+protects+fights&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
Kruger parks opinion
http://www.krugerpark.co.za/faq-on-lion.html
The mane is also a means of
protection to the face and neck during fights between male lions.
Craig packer reinstates lion manes are for protecting
Kailash Sankhala Indian zoologist opinion on the mane
There is no direct evidence, but if we examine the probabilities in the case of a confrontation between the two some inferences can be drawn.
In a fight would de unable to get close to the vital joint of a lions neck because of his thick mane, but the tiger is vulnerable to the lion. The film showed that the tiger was at an immediate disadvantage. Tigers use a throat grip as their primary means of killing and the lion's thick protective mane prevented the tiger gaining a hold on the throat joint. On the other hand, the tiger had no special protection, so was vulnerable to attack. In this fight, the tiger was killed. In any inter-species confrontation lions would also have the advantage of the who pride. But in my opinion a tiger is no match even for a single lion of equal strength.
~Tiger! The Story of the Indian Tiger, by Kailash Sankhala.
Schaller, George B. World Book Encyclopedia. 2002
Male lions are the only cats with manes. This collar of long, thick hair covers the head, except the face, and the neck down to the shoulders and chest. The mane makes the male look even bigger and stronger than he is.
It also protects him during fights. The long, thick hair softens the blows of his foes.
Schaller, George B. World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 .
Mane protects even from grenades
A male lion's mane is designed to protect the animal from attacks from other lions. It apparently also works with hand grenades as well.
Marjan's neck and chest were spared serious injury, but his face was badly mutilated by the blast.
http://www.lionlmb.org/lion/marjan.html
The most distinctive feature of the male lion is its mane, a collar of long, thick fur. An adolescent male's mane will begin to grow at 18 months, after which it will continue to grow and darken. A visual indicator of gender and power,
the mane also serves to protect the lion's neck from other lions.
http://www.pbs.org/edens/etosha/lion.htm
Facts about lions
Their mane serves a number of purposes: a) it identifies him as a mature male to other lions, even at a distance b) it gives an appearance of increased size with little weight cost c) the condition of the mane conveys the level of health and vigour to female lions d)
it can help protect the head and neck area in fights with other lions.
http://www.wildcatconservation.org/faq.shtml
L. Dora Schmitz, Sir E Ray Lankester
The lion's mane, not possessed by the female, is evidently such a weapon of defense; it is a excellent means of protection against the bites which the male lions try to inflict on each other's necks when fighting for the females; consequently those males with the strongest manes have the greatest advantedge for the sexual struggle.
The History of Creation, Or, The Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of naterual causes.
Big Cats: And Other Animals:
The Atlas lion differs from other lions in that the male has a long, thick, dark mane that extends along the back and ... hairs of the mane protect the neck and throat from scratches and bites during fights
http://books.google.com/books?id=S1...a=X&ei=lh4PUNPXF-H8iwL994CABw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBw
The Virtues Unveiled
The male lion's mane, which increases with age, adds grandeur to this ferocious cat, and serves to visually intimidate other lions. It also protects the lion's throat against lethal bites during a fight. Allegorical (Greek, Allegoria) To say something ...
http://books.google.com/books?id=NN...X&ei=FyAPUOboOcPmiwKWvIDIDw&ved=0CCkQ6AEwATgK
No intruding lion is in any doubt that a lion territory is occupied. Maintaining territories involves a considerable amount of work, because they can be quite large. ln good lion habitat, such ... A lion's mane helps to protect his neck during fights.
http://books.google.com/books?id=rP...a=X&ei=lh4PUNPXF-H8iwL994CABw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAA
Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals
If so, it is conceivable that a single male lion attacked by a pack of hyenas could reduce injury with the help of its mane.
Manes protect males in interaspecific in other species. It may additionally confer advantages by limiting wounding in the neck region.
~Timothy M. Caro
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World: Igu-man
Coloration can vary widely from a light buff and silvery gray to yellowish red and golden brown. The male has a distinctive mane that apparently protects the neck when lions fight one another.
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Again the lions mane can be by-passed to an extent the same way people with bullet proof vest have died from the impact or having the bullet go threw, the mane still provides the lion with 4 major things in a fight with a tiger.
#1
It can make the tiger miss-judge the distance to get to the throat in high pace movements, catching air or only hair.
#2
It can suphocate the tigers breating patterns forcing him to let go on each attempt for a head/neck/throat bite.
#3
The mane which some grow so big it increases his mass 2 folds which can intimidate the tiger making the tiger think he's fighting a bigger foe, which breaks the bravery/willpower/determination an confidence to win.
#4
The lions mane depending how large can absorb 50-80% of the blow the same way a warrior or knight wears a helmet, or a boxer wears a head gear. An the rare battle mane lions compliments to the barbary lions= the purpose the spartans crafted there shields larger than the average shield in fashion of the barbary lion..undisputed to any tiger sub-species or any big cat who the barbary lion was also pitted with the average asiatic, to african an even persian lion an because of the barbary lion having the largest an thickest amoung manes it complimented him to one of the reasons he never lost a fight. In fashion lions of today who are lucky to grow battle manes which are larger and extend down to the belly...can also protect against dissembowling moves.
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